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CHICAGO — Members of the Chicago Teachers Union are refusing to follow the Chicago Public School system’s order for pre-kindergarten and certain special-education teachers to come into school in person this week, with their students to follow next week. Citing a new surge of COVID-19 cases and concerns that...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ante la perspectiva de una nueva administración de Biden, varios grupos defensores de la reforma educativa esperan grandes cambios en el 2021. Ed Honowitz, de Pasadena, director principal del proyecto en la Iniciativa Gestión Laboral de California (California Labor Management Initiative), que es parte de la...
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SACRAMENTO, Calf. — With the prospect of a new Biden administration on the horizon, California groups that advocate for education reform are hoping for big changes in 2021. Ed Honowitz is a former Pasadena school-board member who now runs the California Labor Management Initiative for the nonprofit Californians Dedicated...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With more than 12 million Americans unemployed, community colleges and technical schools are collaborating to help people retrain for new jobs. About 1,100 institutions nationwide are contributing to the Opportunity America survey on workforce development. California Community College System Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley said “upskilling” will be...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Con más de 12 millones de Americanos desempleados, los colegios comunitarios y las escuelas técnicas están colaborando para ayudar a la gente a que se capacite mejor para nuevos empleos. Unos mil cien instituciones de todo el país contribuyen con la investigación “Opportunity America” sobre el desarrollo...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — COVID-19 has caused a big spike in poverty, and now California has the country’s highest number of children experiencing hunger with 2.2 million kids living in food-insecure households, where at least one family member does not have enough to eat. Tamara Sandberg, advisor for U.S. food...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – COVID-19 ha provocado un gran aumento en la pobreza, y ahora California tiene el mayor número de niños que padecen hambre del país con 2.2 millones de niños que viven en hogares con inseguridad alimentaria, donde al menos un miembro de la familia no tiene suficiente...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Los expertos en presupuesto predicen que California enfrentara déficits multi-billonarios en 2022 y más allá, como resultado de la pandemia – y varios grupos piden a los legisladores que protejan la educación superior. Lugares como los colegios comunitarios serán clave para capacitar a la gente y...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Budget experts predict California will face multi-billion-dollar deficits in 2022 and beyond as a result of the pandemic, and groups are calling on policymakers to protect higher education. Places such as community colleges will be key to getting people trained and back to work — but...